I am not saying to get rid of the POST SINCE YOU WERE HERE feature I am saying make it better....

Leave the past 25- 50 topic threads ( not sure how many threads they can list... the most I have ever seen was 15 topics) on the list and just have them roll off at the bottom of the list when they have been inactive for more than a week. If no one post one a topic it could still be in the TOPICS WITH NO RESPONSE search.

I also think most of the topics could be condensed... not too many people post some of the subjects... some of the post have been there for months...

I think we all pick certain topics to post in and post there.... Mine favorite section is THIS AND THAT cause then I do not have to stay on topic. I think a lot of other people post there too.




Does any of you ever look in the search for the topics with no response???? I do once in a while just to see if I can help someone else.

The only time I have a problem with "View latest posts" is when my computer gets the blue screen of death and I'm in the middle of something. Then I have to go through every topic. I will admit, like Dana and Karen, it really doesn't take too long. I just get frustrated because I lose everything I was working on.
eileenkny

I agree with everything Dana said. That is exactly how I catch up on the forum when "last visit" thing has been wiped out by my leaving. It really doesn't take too much longer. I love reading the forum whether it is quilting information or just personal news. Can't be too big or too many topics for me. Karen

I think having "Features and Functions of the Quilt Show Website" as the first category on the forum topics is a good thing. After all, we need to be able to easily talk about the things that make the forum and the site run more smoothly, and new members can read more information about the site by seeing those forum topics.

I don't really have a problem with the forum setup. If I have to log off quickly before reading everything since last visit, which is many times the case, I just glance at the dates on the right side at my next visit and click on today's date. It takes a few more seconds, but works fine. I'm sure some of the less used topics will be taken off someday, but I can scroll thru them just as easily as not.

I love how the forum has evolved into a place where you can find out just about anything you have a problem with or a question about. Great part of this site!

Dana in Olive Branch, MS

Oh my goodness... I realized after I posted I was in the forum section.... toooooo early in the morning... I think I will go back to bed.

Instead of the VIEW LAST POST SINCE YOU WERE HERE ... I think they should have the last 25- 50 threads posted on...

I never get to stay on this forum for more then a quick break at work... 01 - 15 minutes tops... So I come here two or three times a day... the VIEW LAST POST get wiped out with each visit so I have to try to hunt through the post manualllllly .... such a pain.


I like the people here but I hate the format of the board... just oo hard...

Maybe we should address this again in the FORUM / WEB PAGE comment section...

Another thing... why dont they have the quilting stuff first since this is a quilting forum... WHY DO THEY HAVE all the web page commentary stuff at the top?

Part of the problem is we use the forum as a chat room... WE ALWAYS GO OFF TOPIC making the thread hard to read for someone who comes just for information and not to catch up on each others lives.

I try to keep my personal notations in one area of the forum and stick to the topic of the thread when I respond... I do this by responding to the first post and then reading other comments.. Yes I do get off topic too. Births and happy news is too hard to resist.

MAYBE we need to be germain to the thread keeping our comments to the topic discussed and start new threads that we can post our comments about life on...

As you know I think there are tooooooo many topics here making the board totally difficult to view but this is the one time I would like a new category... something like

OFF TOPIC or

Coffee time or

JUST AMOUNG US QUILTERS... someplace we can post our community and freindship notes.

That feature has never worked for me either. When I click on "view posts since last visit" I get message that says, "no topics or posts met your search criteria." Also the little yellow indicator for new posts used to work off and on but doesn't work at all now.

PattiSure wrote:
It doesn't work for me either, and NEVER HAS!!
Sometimes the red highlights are there, and sometimes not...
but I always seem to be able to get to "view your posts", then, when I have some time I just scan through the rest of the forum checking the dates to see what's going on currently.

PattiSure, that happened to me earlier today, too. Perhaps it was one of those mysterious "glitches" or "burps." (A techie once actually called it that once!) But when I came back a few minutes ago, it was working again. I am so addicted to this, my family is ready to commit me. But I think it's just because I have few responsibilities right now. (Am I an addict in denial?)

For some reason this feature isn't working for me. Like today, all the Jun 4 posts should have had the red highlight on them and it didn't and when I clicked to get most recent posts, it should there were none.

I also use the 'view posts since last visit' button and then I click on the sheet of paper (to right of screen name of person who posted last comment) which takes me to the most recent post and I can scroll up the page to see what has been added since last visit. I hate to check in and only have two or three posts to read so everyone jump in. Or maybe I shouldn't check in so often. Noooo

I love to read all the threads, but I've had to exert some self-control when it comes to the Forum. I think Ann has the best advice for all of us addicts out here! Once in a while, I fall off the wagon and read everything!!! :shock:

LinJoa wrote:
Thanks to the one who originally came up with this feature, but more improtantly, thanks to someone who pointed it out last week. This feature does make going through the forum much faster. Thanks.